Sign Language Blog

April 18, 2007 on 5:00 am | In Sign Language |

Winter program sends disabled vets down the hill
Antelope Valley Press - I love it,” Jerry Vang said, through his mother, using sign language. “I like snowmobiling. I didn’t get to do that last year.” This was Jerry Vang’s second year at the clinic - which ran from April 1 through 6 - and he came away with the clinic’s

Vouchers for disabled students go unused
East Valley Tribune - Now, Lexie is learning sign language at Chrysalis, which provides one teacher for every two students and uses play therapy and positive reinforcement to teach 20-plus autistic children. Lexie can sign words like yes, more, candy, music and crackers.

Voting begins for Youth Parliament representative
Scoop - Topics of debate in previous years include: tax, abortion, student loans, NCEA, sign language, terrorism, youth councils, factory farming, defence, child abuse, technology and transport. Youth Parliament has been held every three years since 1994. ENDS

Klondyke Tailings Community Advisory Board to meet
Eastern Arizona Courier - For additional information contact Frank Bell at 1-800-234-5677 or Bell Frank@azdeq.gov . Persons with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Juana Bonilla at 1-800-234-5677. Requests

Destroying isolation at Deaf Pride Day:
Nevada Appeal - California has issued a state emergency because of the lack of qualified sign language instructors and interpreters and while Nevada hasn’t declared it, we are facing an even bigger crisis,” said Cindy Frank, Deaf Studies instructor and program

IPFW Presents the 2006-2007 Omnibus Lecture Series
WANE-TV - For more information about the Omnibus Lecture Series, visit the Omnibus website via our link. Sign-language interpretation is available upon request. Call 260-481-IPFW. The Omnibus Lecture Series is made possible with the support of the English

Little Oz Decator perseveres
Tulsa World - He has learned some sign language and likes to draw. “He wrote his name just the other day,” Decator said. “It was turned the wrong way, but he wrote it.” Oz loves the Power Rangers and music, often plucking at a guitar and singing. “He just sings